The 2027 edition took effect May 6, 2026 — with a mandatory second-person requirement for energized work, new verification testing rules, contact thermal hazard PPE, and battery & solar provisions. This playbook walks you through every change and hands you a 90-day roadmap to close the gap.
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Who qualifies, what they may (and may not) do, how to build it into your permit form — and what it does to the cost of energized work.
CT secondaries and series circuits can read zero volts and still kill. The new additional-testing rules, explained circuit by circuit.
A newly defined hazard with new PPE obligations — and the doffing mistake that causes most of these burns.
Risk assessment, segmenting procedures, and the new Table 130.5(C)(3) task entry for battery equipment.
Why an illuminated module is always energized, what rapid shutdown does and doesn't do, and who's in scope (hint: not just solar contractors).
A phased plan — assess, rewrite, train, verify — plus a printable gap-assessment checklist for your next safety committee meeting.
Route each chapter to its owner and walk into your next audit with a dated, current program.
Understand what the second-person rule does to staffing, scheduling, and contractor bids — before a stalled permit teaches you.
The circuits that fool your meter, the tagout devices that fail your environment, and the fixes for both.
What changed in the book you work to — in plain language, with the reasoning behind each change.
Download the 2027 Playbook and start your 90-day transition this week.
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